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Freestyle board help

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#1 ·
Hey guys! Just a quick question. I currently ride burton feather 152. I'm wanting to get into freestyle soon and have my eyes on next seasons capita danger pony freestyle board. I'm just wondering what size to go for. I've always felt that the 152 is a little too big for me...I can ride it fine, I'm 5'6 and I think it's ok for my height but I weigh about 8.5 stone and find it hard to get my weight over the board when trying to do things like tail presses (that and it's not a very flexible board).

So the question is, would a 146 in freestyle board be ok for me?

Thanks in advance for any advice! :)


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#3 ·
That's 120 lbs according to Google. The Feather is only slightly large at your weight and everywhere I looked indicated it had a soft flex. I'm not saying you shouldn't get a new board, but a new board probably won't fix your pressing difficulties.

At your weigh 152 is good for freeride, 150 for do everything board, and 148 for a job and small jump focused board.

Going short will cost you stability at speed, powder floatation, and stability on medium sized jumps or larger.
 
#5 ·
I like my feather and I'll be keeping it to take to the mountain with me next season, but for the purpose of freestyle (yep indoor slope as I'm UK) I just wanted a smaller, lighter and flexier (that's now a word) board to play on.

So I should be cool with a 146 then, mostly just for riding indoor park :)

Thanks guys!


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#7 ·
I've never ridden dome or dry slope, but I'd imagine that 146 would work fine for that. If demoing is an option, I'd recommend taking advantage because if you size down too much you can lose too much stability and therefore lose confidence.

Birds of a Feather also comes in more sizes if it turns out you want to go 148.
 
#9 ·
You could go smaller to if you wanted.
What's the chances you're gonna get a 2 foot dump?
Pretty slim I'm thinking?

You're on the right track though.
52 is about the right size for real mtns @ a buck 20.

Some people would like you to believe it's too big.
In this forum for some reason, everyone rides little dinky boards.

But for indoor shit, that's pretty specific.
You don't need length at all.
Or stability at speed, I don't think? How fast can you get going indoors? Hahaha I'm sure you'll be fine.


TT
 
#15 ·
You could go smaller to if you wanted.

What's the chances you're gonna get a 2 foot dump?

Pretty slim I'm thinking?



You're on the right track though.

52 is about the right size for real mtns @ a buck 20.



Some people would like you to believe it's too big.

In this forum for some reason, everyone rides little dinky boards.



But for indoor shit, that's pretty specific.

You don't need length at all.

Or stability at speed, I don't think? How fast can you get going indoors? Hahaha I'm sure you'll be fine.





TT


Haha yep, when you start to pick up any speed you're at the bottom of the slope already :p
 
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